cutting pure science to prioritize applications is fundamentally like asking farmers not to waste time producing grain, cheese, and tomatoes and focus on making pizzas

All these UK cuts to basic science, while the Labour government not only continues £800 million for ARIA's broken funding model (including actively harmful engineering development for geoengineering deployment) but also gave them another £200 million. Disgraceful, and performative.

I said no to two things this morning!

Nice work from @distantworlds.space!

Advertising international Masters and PhD scholarships in astronomy at Macquarie, one of Australia's leading institutes! Submit an Expression of Interest by 12 July to start your studies in January 2027. We have projects on offer on stars, planets, and galaxies; and instrumentation and data.

Stay tuned for a paper coming soon!

Science is not truth. Science is finding the truth. When science changes its opinion, it didn't lie to you. It learned more.

I'll be at #Exoplanets6 next week with a poster on MiTHOS, our Astrophysics SMEX mission concept out of @jhuapl.bsky.social MiTHOS studies the climates of hot Jupiters with a large population study of spectroscopic phase curves 🌈 Come find me to grab a sticker and learn about MiTHOS! 💫 🪐🔭🧪

You've seen Euclid's dazzling image of the Milky Way’s crowded heart. Now explore it yourself. Zoom in, zoom out, go wherever your curiosity takes you 🤩 – in #ESAsky 👇 sky.esa.int/esasky/?targ... 🔭 🧪 ☄️

Heading to London for the next few days to attend the UK HWO meeting held at UCL. Pretty damn worried about the heat! This is not normal and is not okay. What we are seeing in the UK is just the start of extreme weather due to climate change. It will be worse in El Niño years like 2026.

Job ad: postdoc on exoplanet atmospheres at @stsci.edu, working with the lovely Leo dos Santos and @jlothringer.bsky.social. Applications due Aug 31. 🔭 stsci.slideroom.com#/permalink/p...

**** This is not a drill **** The Met Office has issued a red warning for parts of the UK this week. That means that you *should not* expect to carry on your normal activities. There is a real danger of power supplies & transport failing. Plan now. weather.metoffice.gov.uk/warnings-and...

I am here at Glastonbury Abby to talk on BBC Radio 3 about the Solstice 🌅 you can join around 9:20 when the North Pole is pointed the most towards the sun. As well as hearing some fun facts about the solstice on other planets. #science #solstice

Got my nails done for all my trans friends and for all those feel unseen or too seen right now. Love you all, just be you! #pridemonth #transally

We are hiring a postdoc to research Earth's Energy Imbalance using Earth system model simulations and satellite observations. I appreciate anyone spreading the word! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

ANOTHER JOB AD! #jobs #exoplanets #aas248 NExScI is advertising for a postdoc to come and join our fabulous team in sunny SoCal. The role involves both programmatic support and independent science research, so it's perfect for someone thinking about a career at NASA!!! aas.org/jobregister/...

Hello! We have a very-off-cycle postdoc fellowship at UC Santa Cruz. Open to any area of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Applications are due July 15th. It is funded by the Moore Foundation. Looking for someone to start Oct 1, 2026 (!, approx), see details below. aas.org/jobregister/...

Caltech IPAC: Oddball Exoplanet Challenges What It Means to Be a Hot Jupiter www.ipac.caltech.edu/news/oddball...

Fancy winning some FULL FESTIVAL passes to this year's Latitude Festival? Competition open now for all paid Shambles subscribers on Patreon & Substack. That's about £800 worth of tickets up for grabs! Enter now or sign up if you haven't already! patreon.com/cosmicshambles CC @robinince.bsky.social

Highly recommend AMP-UP program. aas.org/posts/news/2...

Are you an astronomy graduate student interested in science communication? Apply for the @aas.org Media Fellowship by June 26: aasnova.org/2026/04/08/a...

A common "gotcha" question from the hitherto sleeping emeritus at the end of every academic astronomy seminar is "have you considered magnetic fields". Coo-er: hints of magnetic fields on distant exoplanets 🤩 🔭 www.eso.org/public/news/...

New Paper Klaxon🚨 I am super excited to share this one which has been 3 years in the making! "Magnesium Silicate Clouds in the Atmosphere of HD 209458b from a Rule-Based Tree-Structured Data Reduction" which is led by Katy Chubb & David Grant Cloud & data 🧵 time #astronomy🔭 #science🧪 1/n

Near London, on June 3rd? @chrislintott.bsky.social is giving a @greshamcollege.bsky.social free public talk titled “Pluto isn’t a planet” - in-person tickets are still available (and if you’re not in London you can watch the live stream) www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/plu... #teamSolarSystem ☄️🔭

Join us tomorrow evening for an inspiring online conversation where Professor Wakeford and others will talk about science as a calling. 🔗 Register: luma.com/tuegueaa Hosted by @expeditions.bsky.social and the Leverhulme Trust, in association with Scientix and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social

(1/n) 🧵 Now published in Part 1 of the HWO25 conference proceedings, this collection of 60 science cases illustrates the extraordinary scientific reach of the #HabitableWorldsObservatory from... 🧪🔭☄️ #extragalactic #exoplanets #galactic

If you are part of the UK Exoplanet Research Community and would like to sign our Open Letter about the planned STFC funding cuts, the link is below. uk-exoplanet-openletter.github.io/index.html

Get inspired - join Sense about Science director Tracey Brown, OBE, at EXPeditions Base Camp, an online discussion in science. Come along on May 19th · 5:30 pm (UK) for Base Camp: Science as a Calling. @expeditions.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk luma.com/tuegueaa

How infuriating to hear the chairman(?) of Asda on the Today programme implying that land use for solar farms might significantly hurt UK food production. It's nonsense. Golf courses use more than solar ever will & beef/lamb production is huge yet provides a tiny fraction of our protein & calories.

For some, science is a career. For many, it's a calling. 📍Join us on May 19th for Base Camp: Science as a Calling: a conversation about scientific vocation, in collaboration with @leverhulme.ac.uk, Scientix and @senseaboutsci.bsky.social 👉 luma.com/tuegueaa

Join me and others on May 19th at 5:30pm BST talking about engagement in science and education. #science #scicomm This is a joint venture between @expeditions.bsky.social and @leverhulme.ac.uk luma.com/tuegueaa

This seems to be more topical than expected! Online tickets open, in person will open up next week, all free! www.gresham.ac.uk/whats-on/plu...

What a beauty! Such an important telescope which had been serving us for so long and still brings in new discoveries and information about our universe #HubbleGottcha

We should fund science

Our lineup so far for this year’s Shambles Forest at Latitude. Reckon it’s shaping up to be a mighty fine weekend! Get your tickets at latitudefestival.com

Live in just a few minutes: me on the Universe’s 100th birthday, and on the mysterious Little Red Dots. Join us online @greshamcollege.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/9CaWqYf...

This is a great visual I need to update my lecture slide with! look at our funny little planet 🌍

I need an email signature right now that just says: "I am having difficulty making decisions right now if you are only asking out of politeness then please make a choice and just tell me what to do and it will get done"

✨ Applications for the 2026 International Astronomical Youth Camp are now open! ✨🚀 Join us in Spain for the 60th lAYC celebration and experience an unforgettable total solar eclipse! 🌘 Head to our First Info page via the link in our bio to apply! Clear skies 🌌 🔭🎢 #EduSky #scicomm #astroedu

8% acceptance rate is utterly brutal for so many of the community but there are only so many minutes in a year. 525600 moments to capture the wonder of our universe. Congratulations to all those with time for their science &use it with the knowledge that you serve the whole community 🖤 #JWSTcycle5

Beautiful new direct imaging of the exoplanet Eps Ind Ab with the #JWST MIRI coronagraphs by Elisabeth Matthews of @mpi-astro.bsky.social et al - confirming previous detection of ammonia in its atmosphere, and suggesting the presence of water ice clouds. Great work! 🔭 arxiv.org/abs/2603.08780

We are also massive gossips and can’t keep embargo secrets very well at all. Especially astronomers! #science #astronomy

See this full thread for all the ways we are showing how bad the STFC cuts to science will be With ways you can help us get the word out and just say no to cutting a generation of science and the foundation of future projects #science🧪 #astronomy🔭

Want to know some of the amazing things we are learning about silicates check out these two amazing researchers! #exoplanets

So excited to be joining the @cosmicshambles.com crew @latitudefestival.bsky.social this year! We will be talking all things #exoplanets so grab a ticket and join in the Shambles fun!

A new @exocast.bsky.social episode is here! yes we are back with some great shows coming your way in 2026 #astronomy🔭 #science #podcast

STScI is opening its doors for a celebration of creativity at the intersection of art, science, and community on May 6 at 6 p.m.! The evening will feature an art exhibit of works by local artists inspired by space and astronomy. More information: https://www.facebook.com/share/17HoRP1ZxM/

Starting this Friday, four separate #JWST programmes will be exploring physical processes in Jupiter's atmosphere and ionosphere. We're asking amateur astronomers to help provide context imaging over the next few weeks to understand how the atmosphere is changing with time. #planetaryscience

Listeners to Radio 4’s Inside Science today get an essay from me in defence of astronomy as pure research. Please listen in and let me know what you think. Show starts 4.30pm GMT here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

Early-career researchers are rightly worried about the road ahead, and have drafted an open letter to UKRI & #STFC, calling for a "strategic correction" to avoid irreversible loss of curiosity-driven UK research - an essential part of future discoveries, tech, & growth. bsky.app/profile/si-w...